Built as a place of worship, the temple is different from any other imperial structure. There are two parts to the temple area. The outer wall of the temple area is 6416 meters in length, while the inner wall 3292 meters long. The architecture of the temple represents two themes in heaven and on earth. The 6 meters high walls of the temple are a semicircle in the north and a semi rectangle in the south. This special design illustrates an important ancient Chinese belief that heaven is round and rectangular earth. The northern part of the wall is high, while the south is low, which means that the sky is high and above the earth. All essential architecture of the temple were built along an axis north - south central and are joined by a bridge called Danbi. The four main structures from south to north are the Circular Mound later (Huang Yuan Qiu Tan), the Imperial Vault Heaven (Huang Qiong Yu), the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest (Qi Nian Dian), and Hall Imperial Zenith (Huang Qi Dian). Other interesting places in the park include the Hall of abstinence, the Platform Nine Dragon Dressing and Cypress. The Temple of Heaven has been nominated as a UNESCO world heritage site. The importance of the temple of heaven, besides its historical value lies in its superior architecture, which has had a far-reaching influence in China and other Asian countries like Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
The Chinese emperors also worshiped other gods worshiped in this place: the God of earth, God of Water, god of agriculture, the God of the Company, the God of religion and their ancestors. Pay sacrifice all these gods was a very slow and demanding job for the emperor.

The state of emperors

byScarlett Bertrand

Built as a place of worship, the temple is different from any other imperial structure. There are two parts to the temple area. The outer wall of the temple area is 6416 meters in length, while the inner wall 3292 meters long. The architecture of the temple represents two themes in heaven and on earth. The 6 meters high walls of the temple are a semicircle in the north and a semi rectangle in the south. This special design illustrates an important ancient Chinese belief that heaven is round and rectangular earth. The northern part of the wall is high, while the south is low, which means that the sky is high and above the earth. All essential architecture of the temple were built along an axis north - south central and are joined by a bridge called Danbi. The four main structures from south to north are the Circular Mound later (Huang Yuan Qiu Tan), the Imperial Vault Heaven (Huang Qiong Yu), the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest (Qi Nian Dian), and Hall Imperial Zenith (Huang Qi Dian). Other interesting places in the park include the Hall of abstinence, the Platform Nine Dragon Dressing and Cypress. The Temple of Heaven has been nominated as a UNESCO world heritage site. The importance of the temple of heaven, besides its historical value lies in its superior architecture, which has had a far-reaching influence in China and other Asian countries like Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
The Chinese emperors also worshiped other gods worshiped in this place: the God of earth, God of Water, god of agriculture, the God of the Company, the God of religion and their ancestors. Pay sacrifice all these gods was a very slow and demanding job for the emperor.